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December 21, 2010
Bah humbug
the christmas sweater is back., originally uploaded by yeahalli.
Well folks, it's almost time for Christmas, which means hipsters everywhere are throwing Ugly Sweater Parties. I still am not sure what the original point of Christmas Sweaters are - they're wool sweaters, with pictures of snowmen, Santa, reindeer and trees on them - and they are almost always hideous. Why a person would wear one, unironically, is mysterious to me. Alls I know is my dear parents did so, back in the 80's. So who knows?
Anyway, now people wear them for fun, and go to bars and have contests to see who can find the ugliest sweater. However, know who doesn't think this is amusing? The administrators at Battlefield High School in Manassas, Virginia:
They call themselves the "Christmas Sweater Club" because they wear the craziest ones they can find. They also sing Christmas songs at school and try their best to spread Christmas cheer.
Now all 10 of them are in trouble because of what they did at their school.
"They said, 'maliciously maim students with the intent to injure.' And I don't think any of us here intentionally meant to injure anyone, or did," said Zakk Rhine, a junior at Battlefield High School.
The boys say they were just tossing small two-inch candy canes to fellow students as they entered school. The ones in plastic wrap that are so small they often break apart.
Now, the school administrators say there is more to the story than what the students are saying, which is probably true. Parents say this is a subtle war on Christmas, which I don't believe at all. Quite frankly, it seems like a bunch of high school kids acting stupid, and getting punished for it. It just so happens their stupid act involved Christmas, making it a skirmish in the War on Christmas. Now, toss me a candy cane.
entry no. 1533
Posted at December 21, 2010 01:00 PM